Nigel Clough reckons Bristol Rovers have "one of the best squads on paper" in League One.

The Brewers begin the new year at the Memorial Stadium tomorrow (Tuesday, 3pm) against the in-form Pirates, who have won their last three games to move out of the relegation zone and to within five points of Albion following the departure of Darrell Clarke earlier this month.

That has Rovers - who missed out on the League One play-offs by seven points last season - looking up rather than down at the start of 2019.

Albion, meanwhile, head into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw at home to bottom-of-the-table Plymouth Argyle.

Burton have lost seven of their 11 away games in League One (Image: Richard Burley/Epic Action Imagery)

The Brewers head to the Memorial Stadium with the third-worst away record in the League, having taken only eight points from 11 games on the road.

That is a record they are keen to improve in 2019 - and Clough says the solution is reasonably simple.

"Lose fewer games," he added.

"Turn the losses into draws and then turn the draws into victories, without being negative, because sometimes we've gone away from home and gone for it, a bit like Plymouth did, and then not won the game or ended up losing despite controlling it.